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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

ACTION AND PROCEDURE OF SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 243. The vote of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate to report a measure or matter shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of the committee who are present. No vote of any member of such committee to report a measure or matter may be cast by proxy if rules adopted by such committee forbid the casting of votes for that purpose by proxy; however, proxies shall not be voted for such purpose except when the absent committee member has been informed on the matter on which he is being recorded and has affirmatively requested that he be so recorded. Action by such committee in reporting any measure or matter in accordance with the requirements of this section shall constitute the ratification by the committee of all action theretofore taken by the committee with respect to that measure or matter, including votes taken upon the measure or matter or any amendment thereto, and no point of order shall lie with respect to that measure or matter on the ground that such previous action with respect thereto by such committee was not taken in compliance with such requirements. Whenever such committee by rollcall vote reports any measure or matter, the report of the committee upon such measure or matter shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor of and the votes cast in opposition to such measure or matter by each member of the committee. Nothing contained in this section shall abrogate the power of the committee to adopt rules— (1) providing for proxy voting on all matters other than the reporting of a measure or matter, or (2) providing in accordance with the Standing Rules of the Senate for a lesser number as a quorum for any action other than the reporting of a measure or matter.

Concurrence of majority of members present.

Votes, tabulation.

Rules.

PART 5—LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES RULEMAKING POWER OF SENATO AND HOUSE

SEC. 251. The following sections of this Part are enacted by the Congress— (1) insofar as applicable to the Senate, as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and, to the extent so applicable, those sections are deemed a part of the Standing Rules of the Senate, superseding other individual rules of the Senate only to the extent that those sections are inconsistent with those other individual Senate rules, subject to and with full recognition of the power of the Senate to enact or change any rule of the Senate at any time in its exercise of its constitutional right to determine the rules of its proceedings; and (2) insofar as applicable to the House of Representatives, as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, subject to and with full recognition of the power of the House of Representatives to enact or change any rule of the House at any time m its exercise of its constitutional right to determine the rules of its proceedings. COST ESTIMATES I N REPORTS OF S E N A T E A N D H O U S E COMMITTEE S ACCOMP A N Y I N G CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

SEC. 252. (a)(1) The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by any committee of the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations) shall contain— (A) an estimate J made by such committee, of the costs which would be incurred m carrying out such bill or joint resolution in

Report, c o n t e n t s.

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